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• Nevada AG’s office urges judge to rule soon on case involving school choice bill

  22-04-2016 23:53 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The state attorney general’s office formally nudged a Las Vegas judge on Friday to move more quickly on a case that challenges the constitutionality of Nevada’s controversial new school choice bill.
  
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• Nevada Department of Public Safety graduates 33 sworn officers

  22-04-2016 23:46
  
  The Nevada Department of Public Safety on Friday swore in 33 new law enforcement officers.They are graduates of the department’s 73rd Basic Academy. Of the class, 22 will join the Nevada Highway Patrol and 11 to the Division of Parole and Probation.Joe Reynolds, general counsel to Gov. Brian Sandoval and a former prosecutor, told the group they are entering law enforcement at a time when technological changes are happening. He pointed out soon DPS officers will be wearing body cameras and
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Man arrested on suspicion of assault in alleged road rage incident

  22-04-2016 23:46
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.WEDNESDAYAt 4:30 p.m., Christian Johnson, 21, of Carson City was arrested on suspicion of felony assault with a deadly weapon after deputies responded to reports of a road rage incident near the 2600 block of Baker Street. The reporting party stated Johnson had allegedly threatened them with a firearm while driving southbound on I-580. Bail was set at $20,000.At 6:49 p.m., a 44-y
  
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• Carson City community group holding meeting about development

  22-04-2016 23:46
  
  Nearby residents of a proposed 80-acre, mixed-use development are holding a community meeting Monday to discuss possible action in response to the project.The organizers plan to discuss how the development would affect the west side neighborhood and Carson City and the “importance of a unified group with a collective voice,” as well as the possibility of preserving the land as open space. The meeting agenda also includes a look at the project’s density, land use compatibility,
  
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• Nevada Supreme Court to hear commerce tax referendum May 2

  22-04-2016 23:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Nevada Supreme Court will hear oral arguments May 2 on whether a referendum to put the state’s new commerce tax to a public vote meets legal muster to continue.
  
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• Bundys, other defendants oppose long trial delay in Bunkerville standoff

  22-04-2016 22:45 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The majority of the 19 defendants charged in the 2014 Bunkerville standoff — including rancher Cliven Bundy and four of his sons — indicated Friday that they want to exercise their constitutional rights and go to trial as soon as possible.
  
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• School board to meet at Carson High

  22-04-2016 22:31
  
  The Carson City School District Board will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Carson High School’s Senator Square. Those attending the meeting should park in the north parking lot off Saliman Road and use the north entrance.Among the items on the agenda are recognition of the 2016 Carson City School District Classified Employees of the Year and Certified Educators of the Year.…
  
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• Carson City School Board to meet at CHS

  22-04-2016 22:31
  
  The Carson City School District Board will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Carson High School’s Senator Square. Those attending the meeting should park in the north parking lot off Saliman Road and use the north entrance.Among the items on the agenda are recognition of the 2016 Carson City School District Classified Employees of the Year and Certified Educators of the Year.…
  
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• Vehicle with hazardous material shuts down I-15 ramp at Cheyenne

  22-04-2016 21:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A disabled vehicle has shut down a highway ramp because of a hazardous material situation, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
  
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• NHP reopens I-15 ramp at Cheyenne after chlorine spill

  22-04-2016 21:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A hazardous material spill has been cleaned up, and the Nevada Highway Patrol has reopened the Cheyenne Avenue on-ramp of Interstate 15.
  
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• ‘Twitter mirror’ offers virtual tour of Lake Mead, selfie style

  22-04-2016 19:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Every 15 minutes from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, Lake Mead’s Twitter account is posting a new video shot somewhere in the 1.5 million acre recreation area to mark National Park Week.
  
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• Washington woman, 68, killed in Thursday crash in northwest Las Vegas

  22-04-2016 19:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police are investigating a fatal multiple vehicle crash from Thursday afternoon in the northwest valley.
  
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• Shooting with several fatalities reported in rural Ohio

  22-04-2016 18:51 via reviewjournal.com
  Shootings with multiple fatalities were reported along a road in rural Ohio on Friday morning, but details on the number of deaths and the whereabouts of the suspect or suspects weren’t immediately clear.
  
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• No suspects in ‘execution-style’ shootings in rural Ohio that killed 8

  22-04-2016 18:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Eight members of the same family were shot to death in the head Friday at four locations in rural southern Ohio, authorities said.
  
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• 8th body discovered in ‘execution-style’ shootings in rural Ohio

  22-04-2016 18:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  At least seven people, including two children, have been killed “execution style” at three homes along a rural road, but no arrests have been made, authorities said Friday.
  
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• George Strait rocks T-Mobile box office; Prince artist Jason Tenner ‘shocked’ but plays on

  22-04-2016 11:00 via lasvegassun.com
  The Kats Report Bureau at this writing is Grand Luxe Cafe at Palazzo just ahead of the media night for Human Nature’s “Jukebox” show across the walkway at Sands Showroom. The difference between a media night and all the shows leading to ...
  
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• Power restored for 1,366 NV Energy customers

  22-04-2016 10:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  NV Energy is reporting that as of 1:25 a.m. Friday May 22, service had been restored for 1,366 Clark County customers who were without power due to unexpected outages.
  
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• Strings the thing in Carson City

  22-04-2016 08:55
  
  Violinists perform Thursday evening at the Carson City Symphony’s Strings in the Schools Spring Fling Concert at the Carson City Community Center.…
  
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• Red Hat Society meets at Governor’s Mansion in Carson City

  22-04-2016 08:55
  
  Northern Nevada Red Hat Society chapter members gathered Thursday for lunch and a tour at the Governor’s Mansion to celebrate Red Hat Society Day, which is April 25. The Red Hat Society will be celebrating its 18th year. In 1997, Sue Ellen Cooper (Founding Exalted Queen) gave a vintage red hat (which was put on display at the Smithsonian Museum of American History in April 2011) with a copy of the poem “Warning” by Jenny Joseph (in which the narrator threatens to wear a purple
  
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• Prep roundup: Carson baseball rolls to victory

  22-04-2016 08:55
  
  RENO — Carson High scored nine times in the first inning and coasted to a 17-6 win over North Valleys Thursday afternoon.The win gave CHS a series sweep and a 10-4 record entering Saturday’s home doubleheader against Wooster. First pitch, weather permitting, is set for 11 a.m.“We played well on defense except for one inning (the second) when we let them back in the game. We had a hit batter, an error and we gave up a couple of hits,” coach Bryan Manoukian said. “We
  
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• Nevada Appeal at 150: Carson celebrating 90th birthday, records disclose

  22-04-2016 08:55
  
  Carson City is celebrating its birthday. State Surveyor H.M. MacNelly disclosed that on Feb. 3, 90 years will have passed since the townsite was laid out and recorded in the office of T.C. Rector, surveyor of what was then known as Carson County. The property described in the surveyor’s records was deeded to J.D. Sears, G.A. Sears, W. R. Sears and J.A. Thompson. The land that made up the first townsite is now known as the Thompson-Sears division. Original map and terms of the grant can be
  
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• Hawthorne man fires shot line in South China Sea

  22-04-2016 08:55
  
  SOUTH CHINA SEA — Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Benjamin Llewellyn, from Hawthorne, fires a shot line from USS John C. Stennis’ (CVN 74) fantail. Providing a ready force supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, John C. Stennis is operating as part of the Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled 7th Fleet deployment.…
  
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• Casting a sheep’s eye in Carson City

  22-04-2016 08:55
  
  John Petroulis snapped this photo of sheep hard at work preventing fires by chomping on grass around Kings Canyon.…
  
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• Carson swimmer Kipling signs with UNLV

  22-04-2016 08:55
  
  When Carson High’s Dagen Kipling started the recruiting process, UNLV wasn’t on his radar.In the end though, Kipling’s journey brought him back to his home state.Kipling, the Senators’ best swimmer, signed a national letter of intent on Thursday to attend UNLV. He chose the Rebels over UConn, University of Cincinnati and Division II powerhouse Drury.“I went to a club meet in Las Vegas, and my dad and I got to talking, and we decided to engage UNLV and see where it
  
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• Carson Invitational set for this weekend

  22-04-2016 08:55
  
  The largest-ever Carson High Invitational takes place today and Saturday at the Jim Frank Track & Field Complex.Today it will be 13 JV squads in action with a little incentive. The winner in each event gets a spot in the varsity meet scheduled for Saturday, weather permitting, at 9 a.m. Rain is expected to hit the area tonight.Carson coach Robert Maw said between 30 and 32 varsity squads, including Del Oro and Rocklin, are expected to be in the varsity field.Maw said the meet is being used
  
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• Carson City Board of Supervisors approve additional 31 Silver Oak houses

  22-04-2016 08:55
  
  New homes proposed for the Silver Oak development brought up an old issue for the Carson City Board of Supervisors Thursday. At the board meeting, Silver Oak Development, L.P. requested a change to its planned unit development to add 31 houses on a 7.99 acre parcel surrounding the popular John Mankins Park off Oak Ridge Drive. As one condition of approval, city staff required the developer to add to the design a three-way stop at Oak Ridge and the unnamed road leading into the planned addition.
  
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• Bordewich-Bray hosts STEM night

  22-04-2016 08:55
  
  Bordewich-Bray Elementary School held its fourth STEM night Thursday to get parents and students more involved in math and science in the schools.Families had the opportunity to try a variety of fun and educational activities that all promoted math and science.“The idea is to get the family involved and excited with the students about math and science at school,” said Bordewich-Bray teacher Kayli Sprague.Nearly two hundred parents and students participated in the event. Teachers and
  
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• Five Texas college students charged with stealing dinosaur bones in Utah

  22-04-2016 07:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Prosecutors have filed theft charges against five people accused of stealing 60 pounds of dinosaur bones near a Utah quarry during an educational trip run by a college in Texas, authorities said Thursday.
  
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• Uber settlement keeps drivers as contractors in California, Massachusetts

  22-04-2016 07:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Uber has agreed to pay up to $100 million and make several policy concessions to settle a pair of major class-action lawsuits in two states that will keep its drivers independent contractors instead of employees, both sides announced Thursday night.
  
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• Woman arrested, juvenile hospitalized after southeast valley rollover

  22-04-2016 07:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  At the time of the crash, the woman had a young child in her car, who was taken into custody of child protective services after her arrest. The juvenile in the other car was expected to be OK.
  
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• Metro responds to rollover crash in southeast valley

  22-04-2016 07:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The crash involved two vehicles and happened just before 9:40 p.m.
  
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• 1 woman arrested, 1 juvenile taken to Sunrise after rollover crash in southeast valley

  22-04-2016 07:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  At the time of the crash, the woman had a young child in her car, who was taken into custody of child protective services after her arrest. The juvenile in the other car was expected to be OK.
  
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• Las Vegas police officers, agents, detectives honored at ceremony

  22-04-2016 06:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  More than 140 officers, investigators, federal agents, detectives, corrections officers and civilian operatives honored for outstanding service Thursday at the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s commendation ceremony.
  
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• Frolicking fish near Carson River in Nevada could be spawning, official says

  22-04-2016 05:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Carson River is having its first healthy water year in quite some time and dozens of large fish were frolicking in a shallow wetland near the river on Thursday. Wildlife Department Public Information Officer Chris Healy said the fish are likely carp and were probably spawning,
  
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• Frolicking fish near Carson River could be spawning, official says

  22-04-2016 05:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  CARSON CITY — The Carson River is having its first healthy water year in quite some time and dozens of large fish were frolicking in a shallow wetland near the river on Thursday. Wildlife Department Public Information Officer Chris Healy said the fish are likely carp and were probably spawning,
  
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• Sears Holdings Corp. to close 78 stores, none in Nevada

  22-04-2016 05:18 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Sears Holdings Corp. on Thursday said it will close 68 Kmarts and 10 Sears stores nationwide, but none in Nevada.
  
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• Carson City Airport terminal to be refurbished

  22-04-2016 04:23
  
  The Carson City Airport Authority decided to refurbish Carson City’s dilapidated airport terminal rather than raze it. But first the authority will work with a contractor to make sure the building is worth saving. The authority voted Wednesday to award an $89,000 contract to Professional Home Developers, Inc., the only responsive bidder, to repair and replace the terminal’s roof and mitigate mold inside. But first up to $2,5000 will be allocated to have the contractor further invest
  
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• Large group of union supporters gathers outside Trump International

  22-04-2016 04:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A large group of people took to the Strip on Thursday afternoon to call on the Trump International to open contract negotiations with its freshly unionized culinary workers.
  
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• Rider thrown from motorcycle after striking guardrail

  22-04-2016 03:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Police responded to the call at around 6 p.m. The extent of the rider’s injuries is unclear.
  
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• Smash! New York mayor cracks down on Hulk, other costumed characters in Times Square

  22-04-2016 03:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Costumed characters, painted women and anyone else working for tips in New York’s Times Square will soon have to stay in special zones after New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday signed a bill to bring more order to the bustling tourist attraction.
  
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• Transformer explodes near Eastern and Tropicana avenues

  22-04-2016 03:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A transformer exploded near Eastern and Tropicana avenues around 5:30 p.m. Thursday, setting fire to several trees near an apartment building, Clark County Deputy Fire Chief Jeff Buchanan said.
  
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• Police warn public about virtual kidnapping

  22-04-2016 03:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police are warning the public of virtual kidnapping, a new scheme in which phone scammers falsely claim to have kidnapped a family member and then demand a ransom.
  
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• North Las Vegas budget calls for more police, fire, business staff

  22-04-2016 02:55 via reviewjournal.com
  
  North Las Vegas’ main budget priority is to hire more police, fire and business-related staff, but budget cuts in recent years have left the city with little money to do so.
  
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• ‘The next Silicon Valley’

  22-04-2016 02:25
  
  Storey County’s Community Development Director says the arrival of Tesla and Switch has set off a boom at the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center the county is fighting to keep up with.Dean Haymore told the monthly Nevada Business Connections meeting Wednesday there are now 119 companies at the center with some 4,500 employees and his office is issuing about 27 new business licenses a week.He said the phones are ringing constantly and they originally had no idea Tesla would generate this much in
  
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• Girl, 16, dies after fight at Delaware high school

  22-04-2016 02:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A fight in a high school restroom involving several female students ended with the death of a 16-year-old sophomore Thursday, authorities said.
  
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• Wynn dispute forces ex-Nevada governor into 3-day deposition

  22-04-2016 02:09 via reviewjournal.com
  
  John L. Smith is On the Boulevard with an update on an ex-governor’s role in the war of the Wynns; the blight of the north end of the Strip; and thoughts on the passing of a beloved Review-Journal editor.
  
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• Scientists: Lake Tahoe’s clarity declined nearly 5 feet in 2015

  22-04-2016 01:02
  
  LAKE TAHOE — Clarity levels at Lake Tahoe in 2015 declined in both summer and winter, due in part to warmer waters, according to researchers at the University of California, Davis, who have studied the lake for the last half-century.Data released Tuesday by the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency reported the average annual clarity level for 2015 at 73.1 feet.That is the depth at which a 10-inch white disk, called a Secchi disk, remains visi
  
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• Preliminary Nevada PEBP budget should maintain existing benefits

  22-04-2016 01:02
  
  Emphasizing threatened state funding cuts only are preliminary, the Public Employee Benefits Program board agreed Thursday to prepare a preliminary budget plan maintaining existing benefits. The budget would thus have plan participants cover any shortfall.Gov. Brian Sandoval’s staff has advised all state agencies to prepare for the possibility of up to 5 percent reductions to current funding when they build budgets for the 2018-2019 budget cycle. They told a meeting of agency officials if
  
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• Carson City business man granted another extension to raise restitution cash

  22-04-2016 01:02
  
  Carson City businessman Lenny Chappell told District Judge James Wilson on Tuesday he needs another month to raise the restitution money he needs to satisfy terms of a plea bargain.Chappell was charged with felony embezzlement for allegedly taking more than $7,000 from an account belonging to Platinum Plus Day Spa where he worked to replace cash he took from the downtown Business Association account when he headed that organization. Altogether, he owes the spa $7,347.He was originally charged w
  
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• Your guide to green almonds, pink bananas, conehead cabbage and other mystifying produce

  22-04-2016 01:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  Familiar with albino asparagus cultivated in absolute darkness?
  
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